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When 19-year-old WHITE FERN Georgia Plimmer smoked 147 off 139 balls for the Wellington Blaze in New Zealand's first ever day/night Hallyburton Johnstone Shield match on Saturday, she fell just 16 runs shy of smashing Sophie Devine's Blaze...
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Following the success of their award-winning ‘Young Leaders’ programme for girls, Cricket Wellington have extended the programme to include their first cohort of male leaders.
The programme kicked off in October of this year, providing fourteen (14)...
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Collaboration between associations and inspiration from young leaders has allowed ‘Young Leader Programmes’ to thrive in Wellington, Canterbury & Otago.
Wellington Young Leaders:
Since the inception of the Cricket Wellington Young Leaders programme in the 2020-21 season,...
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New Zealand’s six Major Associations have today announced their women’s Domestic contract lists for the 2023/24 summer.
For the first time, Major Associations can now offer an additional 13th player to their contract list opening up six...
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The Female Leadership Development Contestable Fund is one of the key initiatives in the Female Leadership Development Framework, which aims to encourage locally led activity with national support.
The contestable fund successfully commenced during the 2021-22...
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The 2023/24 home summer of cricket inches another step closer with New Zealand’s six Major Associations finalising their men’s Domestic contracted player rosters.
Each Major Association – Auckland, Northern Districts, Central Districts, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago –...
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Shane Jurgensen will step down as BLACKCAPS bowling coach following the ICC Cricket World Cup in October-November, to take up the role of Wellington Firebirds head coach. Jurgensen will finish as the team’s...
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Cricket Wellington’s 2022/23 cohort of ‘Young Leaders’ graduated earlier this month in an event held at the Cello Basin Reserve’s Longroom.
The graduation ceremony ends the programme which saw nineteen (19) young females participate in; individual online...
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Cricket Wellington’s new “Coach Developer Network” initiative is expected to play a vital role in training and mentoring cricket coaches in the region, as well as supporting the coach on the job.
Designed to create a sustainable...
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“Liz has great experience as a professional athlete, both as a WHITE FERN and as a Black Stick, and with that comes an excellent understanding of the high-performance landscape. Additionally, her administrative...